The Weekly of Business Aviation

Airbus says its collaboration accord with Siemens to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the experimental E-Fan X demo and other vehicles is concluding a year ahead of schedule.

Airbus says it has received a “surprisingly” large response to its contest challenging computing experts, academics and professionals to solve five key flight physics questions using quantum computing to improve aircraft design.

Textron Aviation’s new Cessna Sky Courier is advancing through development, with assembly underway for the prototype aircraft and five additional flight test and ground test articles.

Embraer is looking at September for FAA certification of its nine-seat Praetor 500.

The Falcon 6X program is on time for a first flight in 2021 and certification and entry into service in 2022, Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said.

There is plenty of talk within business aviation circles about constraints on operations on the ground. A topic less often raised is what happens once the business jet is in the air.

The last three years have seen considerable change for many people involved in providing Cessna Citation Mustang services in the UK.

Booming airline traffic is squeezing business aviation at crowded airports throughout Europe, and there’s no solution in sight.

Presidential Aviation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has added a nine-passenger Gulfstream G200 to its managed fleet of aircraft.

Aircraft Specialties has been named an authorized distributor for the U.S. Manufacturing & Design Inc., (USMDI) line of fluid transfer products.

The Bermuda Aircraft Registry has registered its 900th aircraft, marking the most aircraft to be registered to an offshore aircraft registry at one time.

Sheltair has completed a four-story fixed base operator terminal at Orlando Executive Airport in Florida.

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April business jet and turboprop activity in Europe declined 12.3% compared to a year ago, according to Argus International.

Ash Ready has been named Jet Support Services vice president of global strategy and corporate development.

Aerospace Welding Minneapolis is now offering new replacement tailpipes for twin Cessna 340/340A/414/414A model aircraft.

Piaggio Aerospace has delivered two factory-new P 180 Avanti EVO aircraft in VIP configuration to Swiss and East African customers.

View the New Business Aircraft Deliveries Worldwide - April 2019 chart in PDF format.

The Dassault Training Academy has graduated its 1,000th trainee from its Falcon Practical Training course.

Clay Lacy Aviation has expanded its charter fleet with the addition of a 12-passenger Dassault Falcon 7X and 12-passenger Dassault Falcon 900EX-EASy.

JSSI Parts & Leasing, a division of Jet Support Services (JSSI), has signed a new supply chain services agreement with Contour Aviation.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-17-01 for Bell Model 212, 412, 412CF, and 412EP helicopters.

View the General Aviation 1st Quarter And Year-To-Date 2019 Deliveries chart in PDF format.

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Honeywell International is mulling further divestitures or changes to its business portfolio, the conglomerate’s top executive said May 20.